Peter Monaghan’s Lincoln “Field Report” in The Chronicle Review includes multiple references to University of Illinois Press titles, plus a quote from Rodney O. Davis, co-editor of The Lincoln-Douglas Debates: […]
Category: Illinois / regional
William Ayers Contested
Even if Illinois State Senator Larry Bomke has his way, University of Illinois at Chicago professor William Ayers has a nice two-book deal with Teachers College Press in hand. […]
“Life along the Illinois River” in the news
Two central Illinois newspapers recently profiled David Zalaznik’s new book Life along the Illinois River. The Champaign-Urbana News-Gazette story is currently behind a fee-based archive wall, but the Springfield State Journal-Register piece is available […]
Library exhibit
The UIUC libraries have generously allowed the University of Illinois Press to close our 90th anniversary celebrations with an exhibit in the Main North-South Hallway of the Main Library. The […]
David Zalaznik book launch photos
The Peoria Art Guild hosted a party for David Zalaznik’s new book Life along the Illinois River on November 7. David spoke with attendees and signed books for three continuous hours, at […]
Just Landed: November & December titles
A handful of new books landed on my desk in the past few weeks: –Ballroom, Boogie, Shimmy Sham, Shake: A Social and Popular Dance Reader edited by Julie Malnig (November […]
Lincoln scholar on WGN’s Extension 720
Douglas Wilson, co-author of the new book The Lincoln-Douglas Debates: The Lincoln Studies Center Edition, will appear on WGN Radio’s Extension 720 on November 7 at 9:00 PM to discuss […]
Illinois Place Name of the Day – November 3, 2008
The official publication date of Edward Callary’s Place Names of Illinois has arrived. I conclude our month-long feature with the derivation of our state’s name. Illinois. State. The name is […]
David Zalaznik book launch in Peoria
The launch celebration for David Zalaznik‘s new book of photography, Life along the Illinois River, will take place November 7, 4:00-7:00 PM, at the Peoria Art Guild. Today’s edition of the Peoria Journal […]
Illinois Place Name of the Day – October 31, 2008
West Point. Hancock. Village (1893) eleven miles south of Carthage. Formerly known as Pumpkinville and then as Wigletown, named for early settler David Wigle. Renamed in 1856 for their former […]
Illinois Place Name of the Day – Oct. 30, 2008
Sneak Out. Franklin. Former community. Supposedly named for the otherwise respectable citizens who would sneak out of their houses, get drunk, and sneak back home. According to Sneed (Ghost Towns […]
Illinois Place Name of the Day – Oct. 29, 2008
Ipava [eye PAY vuh]. Fulton. Village (1853, 1872) nine miles west-southwest of Lewistown. Platted for John Easley as Easleyburg in 1846 and apparently replatted as Pleasantville later that same year. […]